My Special Brother Bo by Britt E. Collins

 

Title: My Special Brother Bo 

Genre: Fiction 

Author: Britt E. Collins 

Illustrator: Brittany Bone-Roth  

Major Awards: No major awards 

Age group: 3 to 7 years

 

Summary: 

This story written by pediatric occupational therapist; Britt E. Collins is about a little girl named Lucy who has a brother with special needs. Throughout the story, she talks about how much she helps Bo and how much she loves him. At the end of the story, she is happy to have a brother like him. 

Evaluation: 

Appropriate grade level would be 4^th to 6^th grade. 

The illustrations in this book were a little simple but I loved the way the author incorporated the illustrations to the text. The illustrations didn’t tell what was going on, but it was a nice little touch. 

I would definitely have this book in my classroom’s little library for my students to read on their own. Having books like these helps students who might not have siblings with special needs, grow empathy and understanding for those students who do have siblings with special needs.